Sanitary transfer-holder.



' M. LIEBERMAN.

SANITARY TRANSFER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APB.15, 191s.

1,084,888. Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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MICHAEL LIEBERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SANITARY TRANSFER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Application filed April 15, 1913. Serial No. 761,390.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, MIIorIAnL Innnnnnxn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary 'lransfer-I-Iolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention comprehends improvements in transfer holders and relates more particularly to a sanitary transfer holder especially adapted for holding a pad of transfers such as are used by street railway companies.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a simply construct ed transfer holder for use by conductors and provided with a sponge chamber so that the conductor may moisten his fingers upon the sponge to facilitate the detaching of a transfer from the pad. It is now a common practice for conductors to moisten their lingers with saliva before detaching the transfer and thus disease is liable to be spread. My invention aims to overcome this practice by providing, as before stated, a means whereby the conductor may moisten his fingers without using saliva.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a transfer holder of this type, which may be cheaply manufactured, which may be readily attached to a coat button or other convenient support so as to permit the conductor a free use of both hands, and which will be "ery practical.

With these and other objects in. view, as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a holder, a pad of transfers being shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the transfer pad being shown in elevation, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View on the plane of line 3--3 of Fig. 1, the pad not being shown.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, I provide a holder having a rear wall 5 substantially equal in width to the transfers and of any suitable length; side walls (1 extending a t right angles to the rear wall 5 and equal in length thereto; and an end wall 7 which is secured to the lower extremities of the rear and side walls, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A sponge chamber 8 is formed at the lower extremity of the holder by a front wall 9 which extends across the holder and which is connected to the side and end walls. This front wall is centrally apertured, as indicated at 10, to permit the sponge 11 to project therethrough.

A partition 12 extends across the holder between the side walls, closes the inner end of the sponge chamber, and projects forwardly beyond the plane of the wall 9, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A projection 13 is formed upon the outer edge of the partition 12, extends upwardly in parallel relationship to the rear wall 5, and is adapted to clamp against one end of a pad of transfers 14:.

To provide a convenient means for securing the pad to thcholder and to facilitate the severing of the transfer proper from the stub, I provide a strap 15, which surrounds the holder and which is longitudinally movable thereon. A set screw 16 is carried by the strap for engagement with one of the side walls 6 for the purpose of locking the strap against movement relative to the holder.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that when the strap is properly positioned the upper edge of its front wall coincides with the division line between the stub 17 and the body 18 of the transfers and thus acts as a cutter to facilitate the detaching of the transfers. The transfer pads of different companies may be of somewhat different proportions and the stubs may not all be the same size, especially with reference to their length and it is for the purpose of adaptation that I make the strap 15 slidable.

In use, the holder may be secured to a button by means of the apertured projection 19 extending longitudinally from the upper extremity of the rear wall 5. lVhen a conductor wishes to detach a transfer from the stub portion of the pad, he may moisten his fingers upon the sponge 11 and will not have to resort to the usual. method of moistening his fingers by the use. of saliva.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided an eX- tremely simple and convenient sanitary transfer holder, which will prevent the spread of disease by obviating the practice now common among conductors, of moistening their fingers with saliva before detaching the transfer.

It is to be understood that while I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to this exact construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, but may make such changes as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is As an article of manufacture, a transfer holder comprising a rectangular rear wall,

side walls extending the full length of the 7 rear wall, an end Wall, and a front wall extending across one end of the holder adjacent the end wall and providing a chamber adapted to receive a sponge, said front wall being centrally apertured to permit access to the chamber, a partition extending transversely of the holder, closing the inner end of the chamber, and projecting outwardly beyond the front wall, the free edge of said partition being extended angularly, a strap slidable along the holder whereby a pad of transfers may be secured in position, and a projection formed upon the open end of the holder, said projection being apertured for engagement over a button.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL LIEBERMAN. Vitnesses ERNEST W. BRADBURY, ARTHUR Borr.

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